Winners toast success at the Tyneside and Northumberland Business Awards Companies including Newcastle Building Society, Rowen Homes and AIS Survivex were among the winners Birmingham Post · May 27, 2022
Three-quarters of demand for homeless support unmet in WA, say services in new report Homelessness services in WA have described a system that is "failing" and unable to meet up to three-quarters of demand in a new report, with outdated funding structures a key complaint. ABC News · May 25, 2022
Thug who assaulted security guard and rubbed sock on his head thanks sheriff for lighter sentence James Ferguson struck and spat on Andrew Hall at a hotel in Glasgow's Dennistoun, as well as taking his socks off "and repeatedly rubbed one against Mr Hall's head". Glasgow Live · May 17, 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison agrees to joint $741m flood relief package with Queensland government Despite initially rejecting the proposal, the Prime Minister now says his government will go halves with Queensland in its plan to buy back or rebuild flood-damaged homes. ABC News · Apr 6, 2022
Army veterans make epic cross-country drive to deliver assistance dogs to PTSD sufferers Five assistance dogs trained to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder arrive in WA thanks to two former soldiers making an epic cross-country trip. ABC News · Mar 12, 2022
Former sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 6 years for shooting Bay Area man MARTINEZ, Calif. — In the conclusion of Contra Costa County’s first case involving a policeman who was prosecuted for an on-duty shooting, ex-sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Hall was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for fatally shooting a mentally ill man during a slow-speed police chase in 2018. Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2022
Underinsurance 'crisis' grows as climate change worsens floods, fires and extreme weather Disaster-prone areas of Australia, frequently hit by extreme weather events like floods and fires, could soon become uninsurable unless governments invest in mitigation measures to protect communities, insurers and experts are warning. ABC News · Mar 4, 2022